Bulgaria vs Venezuela: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Bulgaria
2.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
1.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
94th
Venezuela rank
96th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.01 tonnes per person against 1.98 tonnes per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Venezuela ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Venezuela ranks 96th of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.203 tonnes per person | 0.203 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.8867 tonnes per person | 0.8867 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.1502 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 0.7895 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 0.1365 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Venezuela?
- Bulgaria, at 2.01 tonnes per person against 1.98 tonnes per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Bulgaria and Venezuela?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Venezuela?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Venezuela rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Venezuela ranks 96th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.